The Augrabies Falls are one of the more or less hidden treasures of South Africa. Not many travellers come up here, but those who went there enjoyed the amazing landscape of the fascinating desert/riverine ecosystem of the Orange River and the Kalahari. The name “Augrabies” comes from the Namaqua word for “place of great noise”. Especially in high water season (summer) you get to know the reason for this – the Orange River drops 191 meters down and creates a “great noise”.
The Augrabies Falls are about 120km west of Upington and 40 km northwest of Kakamas. The easiest access to the falls is going to Upington and from there into the park or, if you have your own transport, drive to the little town of Augrabies, which is about 10km from the National Park.

The Augrabies Falls and the National Park are a bit off the tourist path in South Africa, so not too many organised tours are actually covering the area. Therefore renting a car and exploring the area and the National Park by car is a very good choice. Make use of google maps for a detailled and individual route description.

The Kalahari Desert stretches from the Orange River in South Africa up to Angola in the north, in the west to Namibia and in the east to Zimbabwe. This means that the sand basin of the Kalahari covers about 70% of the area of Botswana.
The word Kalahari comes from the Tsawana word “Kgalagadi” meaning the “great thirst”.
The dominant vegetation of the Kalahari is grass, thorny shrubs and Acacia Trees, which can survive long drought periods (up to 10 months).
Great parts of the Kalahari are National Parks, such as the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park (Namibia and South Africa), the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana and the Okavango Delta in the northwest of Botswana.

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